... is coming to the 3DS Virtual Console! It's quite arguable which game is best in the NES Mega Man saga: Mega Man 2 or Mega Man 3. Mega Man 3 has more levels, the debut of Proto Man and Mega Man's pup Rush, and the new slide ability. Plus, eight kickin' new Robot Master levels. Experience this game on your Nintendo 3DS on March 14th, and in the mean time speak your thoughts on this game.

IMO, it's the best classic Mega Man game. But I too would like to see the Game Boy games on the VC.

The first two GB games are my least favorites.

“A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed or too good to be believed; but it cannot be too absurd to be believed in this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and cuttle-fish.”
― G.K. Chesterton

Before the release of MM1 on 3DS I had always wanted to try out a MM game for some years. So when MM1 came out on 3DS I got it straight away and I liked it enough to get MM2, after that I got 9 & 10 on wiiware. I've completed 1 & 2 now but I personally think 9 & 10 are absolutely superior to the first two. Plus it just looks better on the bigger screen. So yeah, 1&2 are good platformers while 9&10 are really great platformers. So there my thoughts of MM so far from what I've played, but this is all coming from a MM noob.

@Astro
I agree with you, Mega Man 9 & 10 are some of the best in the series. Don't get me wrong, 2 and 3 are great and helped set the foundation, but I think the series got better and more creative as it went along.

IMO, 2, 3, and 9, are the classic series peak. 5 and 7 I like way more than 10, though.

“A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed or too good to be believed; but it cannot be too absurd to be believed in this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and cuttle-fish.”
― G.K. Chesterton

I'll probably end up getting them all the ones released on the 3DS eshop, though. This series is perfect for portable play.

“A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed or too good to be believed; but it cannot be too absurd to be believed in this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and cuttle-fish.”
― G.K. Chesterton

8 gets a large undeserved amount of hate despite being an decent platformer IMO. If you want a Classic Mega man game to hate, go play Mega man 1&3 on the PC and Rockman and Forte 2 on the Wonderswan. Now those are games worth the effort for making bad analogies.

Hopefully it gets a 10 if it is re-reviewed like 2! MM3 is too awesome.

“A thing may be too sad to be believed or too wicked to be believed or too good to be believed; but it cannot be too absurd to be believed in this planet of frogs and elephants, of crocodiles and cuttle-fish.”
― G.K. Chesterton